King James Version

Proverbs 11:19

As righteousness tendeth to life: so he that pursueth evil pursueth it to his own death.

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כֵּןkenas... asכֵּןparticle, demonstrative — “as... as”H3651properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner, time and relation; often with other particles)[phrase] after that (this, -ward, -wards), as... as, [phrase] (for-) asmuch as yet, [phrase] be (for which) cause, [phrase] following, howbeit, in (the) like (manner, -wise), [idiom] the more, right, (even) so, state, straightway, such (th…צְדָקָ֥הtsedaqahjusticeצְדָקָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “justice”, the ordinary formH6666rightness (abstractly), subjectively (rectitude), objectively (justice), morally (virtue) or figuratively (prosperity)justice, moderately, right(-eous) (act, -ly, -ness).לְחַיִּ֑יםlechayimto lifeחַיpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “to life”, the ordinary formH2416alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively[phrase] age, alive, appetite, (wild) beast, company, congregation, life(-time), live(-ly), living (creature, thing), maintenance, [phrase] merry, multitude, [phrase] (be) old, quick, raw, running, springing, troop.וּמְרַדֵּ֖ףumeradefand chaseרָדַףconjunction, verb, piel, participle, absolute — “and chase”, a verb used as a describing wordH7291to run after (usually with hostile intent; figuratively (of time) gone by)chase, put to flight, follow (after, on), hunt, (be under) persecute(-ion, -or), pursue(-r).רָעָ֣הraahbadרַעnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “bad”, the ordinary formH7451bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)adversity, affliction, bad, calamity, [phrase] displease(-ure), distress, evil((-favouredness), man, thing), [phrase] exceedingly, [idiom] great, grief(-vous), harm, heavy, hurt(-ful), ill (favoured), [phrase] mark, mischief(-vous), misery…לְמוֹתֽוֹlemotvoto deadמָוֶתpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to dead”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4194death (natural or violent); concretely, the dead, their place or state (hades); figuratively, pestilence, ruin(be) dead(-ly), death, die(-d).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Stedfast righteousness tendeth to life; but he that pursueth evil pursueth it to his own death.

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American Standard Version (1901)

He that is stedfast in righteousness shall attain unto life; And he that pursueth evil doeth it to his own death.

Young’s Literal Translation

Rightly [is] righteousness for life, And whoso is pursuing evil — for his own death.

World English Bible

He who is truly righteous gets life. He who pursues evil gets death.

Darby Translation

As righteousness [tendeth] to life, so he that pursueth evil [doeth it] to his own death.

Douay-Rheims

Clemency prepareth life: and the pursuing of evil things, death.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Stedfast righteousness tendeth to life; but he that pursueth evil pursueth it to his own death.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

A righteous son is born for life: but the persecution of the ungodly ends in death.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Υἱὸς δίκαιος γεννᾶται εἰς ζωὴν, διωγμὸς δὲ ἀσεβοῦς εἰς θάνατον.